Blazej Domanski

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I’m a studio sound engineer and music producer. On this website you can find some music which I recorded and mixed, or recorded, mixed, mastered and produced (If you want some high quality samples email me and I’ll send them to you). I mainly work in Studio 7 in Piaseczno and occasionally do some sessions elswhere (especially full orchestra recording in Polish Television S4 and S2 studios and Dolby Digital film music mixing in WFD Chełmska THX Certified Studio. I specialise in acoustic jazz audiophile recordings, indie rock, progressive rock, experimental, electric and acoustic jazz, modern fusion and funk. I also record a lot of film music including full orchestra sets, choirs, acoustic, ethno and world instruments and electronica.

As a producer I have one rule – maximum creativity minimum editing… I strongly believe that fixing mistakes in Pro Tools, auto-tuning vocals, pocketing, copying and pasting, using loops and samples to imitate real instruments, “loudness war”, using virtual “vintage” instruments and modelled amplifiers instead of real ones etc., so typical in today’s production kills music itself causing that nobody wants to listen to it anymore. I’m quite good in auto-tuning and pocketing, but I think it doesn’t help the music. Don’t get me wrong - today tools are great if you use them in creative way. You can do a lot of creative editing especially in experimental stuff, and for example auto-tune those old beautifully sounding but totally out of tune synthesisers…

I’m an “analogue” man. Although I record and edit in Pro Tools I try to achieve almost final sound before AD conversion finding the right source and tweaking it to the moment it starts to sound perfect or as needed, finding the right microphone and putting it in the right place and (if needed) using the high quality (or lo fi) vintage or modern analogue compressors, equalizers or other equipment to achieve the great final effect. I prefer to mix in analogue domain and use digital equipment and plug-ins only in areas in which they cannot degrade audio quality. I spent a lot of time gaining knowledge about vintage and modern guitars, basses and amplifiers. How they sound, how they react for players’ hands, how they are constructed… I’ve got a huge collection of analogue stomp boxes, tape echoes, and vintage guitar amplifiers.

In Jarek Zawadzki’s Studio 7 we have many of those old keys: Hammond RT3, Rhodes MK1, Clavinet D6, Leslie 122, Leslie 147 Leslie Sisme and nice hi quality analog equipment including: Recording System: Pro Tools HD3 + 3xDigidesing 192 I/O Interfaces; Preamps: Neve 1073DPD, 8xMillennia Media HV-3D, Millennia Media HV-3B, Focusrite RED 1, two Amek 9098, CLM DB8000, Focusrite Vox Box Green; Compressors and Equalizers: Millennia Media Twincom, Millennia Media NSEQ2, Alan Smart Compressor C1, Avalon 747, Avalon 737, Teletronix LA2A, Universal Audio 2LA2, Empirical Labs Fatso, three Empirical Labs Distressors, TF pro Edward The Compressor, SPL De-esser, Thermonic Culture Pullet Passive EQ, Focusrite Penta, Imbir UREI 1176 Copy; Digital processors: Waves L2, Lexicon 960L, Lexicon 480L, Lexicon 200, Lexicon MPX 1, T.C. Electronic D-Two, T.C. Electronic M-One; Analog processors: Akai MFC 42 Filter, Sansamp PSA 1, SWR Grandprix, Roland RE 201 Space Echo, Korg GR1 Spring reverb, Hammond Spring reverb, Dynacord VRS Analog Delay; Mics: Brauner VM1, Neumann U87AI, 2xNeumann KM 184, 3xAKG C414 Buls, 2xOctava MK219, 2xOctava MK01203, Octava ML52 Soundfield Groove Tubes model 1, Groove Tubes model 3, 2xAKG D112,2xShure VP88, 8xShure SM57, 2xShure Beta 52, 5xSennheiser MD421, 2x EV RE20, 2xMXL 770, Shure Beta 57, 3xShure Beta 56 … and many more for complete list please visit Studio7 myspace.
Some of my credits include:
International Stars:
Randy Breacker, Dean Brown, Hiram Bullock, Felton Crews, Steve Logan , Henry McCullough, Luis Ribeiro, Melvin Taylor
Film Score(recording and mixing music):
MAGICZNE DRZEWO (Emmy Award), ROZMOWY NOCĄ, RANCZO WILKOWYJE, RANCZO , SZATAN Z SIÓDMEJ KLASY, POLISZ KICZ PROJEKT, ANGELUS, SŁONECZNA WŁÓCZNIA
Producers and Composers:
Biolik Leszek, Bechawski Marek, Dębski Krzesimir, Dębski Radzimir, Gąsowski Tomek, Gąsoswki Piotr, Herdzin Krzysztof, Korcz Włodzimierz, Łuc Tomek, Maseli Bernard, Matecki Lesław, Mikołajczak Piotr, Nazaruk Piotr, Papaj Radosław, Rosak Paweł, Siejka Filip, Siejka Piotr, Stefankiewicz Marek, Stepien Mirosław, Szczyciński Stanisław, Szymus Tomek, Woszko Miłosz, Zarecki Paweł, Zawadzki Krzysztof, Zieliński Wojtek

Bands:
Afro Kolektyw, Golden Live, Harlem, Hyde Park, IRA, Kasa Chorych, Kerd, Nocna Zmiana Bluesa, Partizan, Piersi, Reverox, Skowyt, T.Love, TSA, Yac,

Vocal:
Bakal Piotr, Balcar Maciek, Bednarz Beata, Błażejczyk Danuta, Cerekwicka Katarzyna, Chylińska Agnieszka, Dąbkowska Renata, Ferid, Gadowski Artur, Gauza Irmina, Gogol Piotr, Gola Patrycja, Jadacka Anita, Janowski Robert, Jeżowska Majka, Jurksztowicz Anna, Kawęcka Oktawia, Kawęcka Patrycja, Kruk Andrzej, Kukiz Paweł, Kukulska Natalia, Lorantz Iwona, Maczkanowa Patrycja, Majewska Alicja, Marczyk Dorota, Metza Katarzyna, Miskiewicz Dorota, Nowicki Bogusław, Paleczny Bogusław, Piasek, Piekarczyk Marek, Pietraszewska Julia, Puma, Pysiak Kasia, Rybiński Andrzej, Rynkowski Ryszard, Sadowska Marysia, Sawicki Piotr, Serafińska Anna, Sochacka Anna, Sojka Stanisław, Stach Hania, Staniek Irena, Steczkowska Magda, Szafran Lora, Trojanowicz Agnieszka, Wachnowski Tomek, Walewska Malgorzata, Wodecki Zbyszek, Wolbach Ryszard, Zagrobelny Łukasz, Zalewska Bożena,

Keyboards:
Gogolewski Wojtek, Herdzin Krzysztof, Masecki Marcin, Serafinski Pawel, Skowron Janusz, Stefankiewicz Marek, Szczyciński Stanisław, Szymus Tomek, Woszko Miłosz, Zarecki Paweł, Zawadzki Jarosław,

Bass:
Gąsowski Tomek, Grabowy Tomek, Grot Michał, Kubiszyn Robert, Łączyński Mirosław, Matusewicz Karim, Niekrasz Janusz, Osiński Darek "Bolo", Pospieszalski Marcin, Sojka Filip, Szczyciński Maciek, Scierański Krzysztof, Szafraniec Jacek, Wegehaupt Zbyszek, Wiśniewski Mirek, Wojciechowski Bartek, Wrombel Zbigniew, Żaczek Piotr

Guitar:
Borysewicz Jan, Grymuza Michał, Kozakiewicz Darek, Krupa Darek, Lipert Tomasz, Łuc Tomek, Machel Stefan, Matecki Lesław, Misiak Krzysztof, Muszyński Arturo, Napiórkowski Marek, Nowak Andrzej, Piekarek Sebastian, Raduli Marek, Runowski Jurek, Seweryn Wojtek, Stelmasiak Zbigniew, Szularz Zbigniew, Woliński Krzysztof,

Drums:
Berny Sławek, Dabrówka Michał, Dziubiński Rafał, Grzyb Grzegorz, Kapłon Marek, Konrad Czarek, Kowalewski Wojtek "Malina", Kraszewski Zbyszek, Królik Piotr, Lewandowski Adam, Lipiński Artur, Luty Robert, Młynarski Janek, Mocarski Mariusz, Poliński Krzysztof, Przybyłowicz Krzysztof, Sojka Kuba, Tafel Włodek, Twardoch Paweł, Zawadzki Krzysztof,

Winds:
Antolak Andrzej, Majewski Robert, Mielczarek "Fazi" Mariusz, Miśkiewicz Henryk, Piotrowski Grzegorz, Podkowa Marek, Sołdzyński Sebastian, Wendt Adam, Wodecki Zbigniew, Wojnowicz Tytus, Zawadzki Jarosław,

Strings:
Dębski Krzesimir, Wodecki Zbigniew, Wożniak - Mocarska Dorota, Wroński Marek
Other instruments:
Baran Klaudiusz - akordeon; Faber Anna - harfa; Kossowska Beata - harmonijka; Maseli Bernard - cat controller.